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Year
Location
An Act for the better ordering and governing of Negroes
1661
Barbados
Abridgement of laws relating to Run-aways.
1663
Virginia
An Act for the Better Ordering and Governing of Negro Slaves
1664
Jamaica
Abridgement of laws relating to Negroes.
1668
Virginia
An Act against Negroes wandering, and the Concealers thereof.
1679
Montserrat
An Act for the making Restitution for Cattle Stolen by Negroes and Licenses for Tapp Houses in Town and Country
1680
Montserrat
An Act for the Governing of Negroes.
1688
Barbados
An Act for prohibiting the selling of Rum, or other strong Liquors, to any Negro
1692
Barbados
An Act to restrain the Insolences of Slaves and for preventing them from committing any outrages as also the better ordering such Slaves, etc.
1693
Montserrat
An Act for the better Order and Government of Slaves.
1696
Jamaica
An Act to prevent Burning or Breaking of Canes
1702
Montserrat
An Act for the better Government of Slaves and free Negroes
1702
Antigua
An act for the better Government of Slaves and Free Negroes
1702
Antigua
An Act concerning Servants and Slaves
1705
Virginia
An Act to prohibit the Inhabitants of this Island from employing, their Negroes or other Slaves, in selling or bartering.
1708
Barbados
An Act for the better Government of Negroes, and other Slaves
1711
St. Christopher
An Act for the more effectual punishing of Crimes committed by Slaves.
1717
Jamaica
An Act for attainting Several Negroes therein mentioned ; and for the more effectual preventing Negroes from running away from their Masters Service ; and for explaining and rendering more effectual an Act, intituled, An Act for the better Government of
1722
St. Christopher
An Act for attainting several Slaves now run away from their Master's Service, and for the better Government of Slaves.
1723
Antigua
An Act for the further and better regulating Negroes and other Slaves, and for the more effectual and speedy Way of prosecuting them in criminal Causes
1730
Bermuda
An Act for the punishment of Run-away Slaves, and of Slaves who shall willfully entertain, harbour and conceal any Run-away Slaves
1731
Barbados
An Act to prevent any Person or Persons allowing and encouraging any Negroes or other Slaves from rioting and meeting at unreasonable Times in his or their Houses and Plantations in Criminal Causes.
1732
Bermuda
A further Additional Clause to the Act intituled, An Act for the further and better regulating Negroes and other Slaves; and for the more effectual and speedy Way of prosecuting them in Criminal Causes
1732
Bermuda
An act to prevent hawking and pedling and disposing of goods clandestinely.
1735
Jamaica
An Act for the further Restriction of Slaves, by prohibiting them from planting any Indigo, Cotton, Ginger, Coffee, or Cocoa, and from keeping a public Market on Sundays, and for further restraining licentious Meetings of Negroes.
1736
Montserrat
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